Search Results: Authors starting with L from Trinder's Fine Tools

Calton Staffordshire: T & A D Poyser Ltd, 1986. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 10 3/8" x 7 5/8". 447 pages; maps 200 species of wintering birds, 192 of which have full-page two-colour maps faced by a page of text. A team of 23 artists, led by Robert Gillmor, has provided the line drawings which head the species accounts..

London: British Broadcasting Corporation, 1982. Book. Very Good - Near Fine. Stapled Binding in Card Covers. First Edition. 11 3/4" x 8 1/8". 72 pages, illustrated in black and white and colour, folded patterns in envelope in pocket at rear. Paper patterns and detailed instructions for making a versatile wardrobe of clothes, designed by Caroline Charles, one of the most gifted of current London designers. The patterns are multi-sized, from 10 - 18 - although today they are closer to 6 - 14! There are a basic six garments, 17 versions of which are described, although further variants are possible. Stapled binding in card covers, pocket at rear with patterns. The patterns clearly have not as yet been unfolded, and the whole is in very good condition, even near fine..

London: Macdonald and Jane's, 1979. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Third Impression. 9 7/8" x 6 7/8". 288 pages, illustrated in black and white, maps. Extensive appendices, bibliography. Hb in price-clipped dw, dw spine somewhat faded, otherwise a near fine copy..

London: The National Trust, 1995. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 11 1/4" x 9". 256 pages, illustrations throughout in colour. A permanent record of the exhibition held at the National Gallery in London to celebrate the National Trust's centenary. Gazetteer, bibliography..

New York NY: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1986. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 11 3/8" x 8 3/4", 384 pages, 324 illustrations, 36 in full colour, chronology, catalogues of paintings, tapestries, and porcelain. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name held in New York, Detroit, and Paris. Traces the career of the 18th century French artist and examines his paintings, drawings, prints, and tapestry and porcelain designs. Hb, fine in near fine in dw; scarce in hb. .

Switzerland: Rotovision, 1998. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 11 1/4" x 9 1/2". 271 pages, well illustrated, almost wholly in colour. This definitive study places the ring within its historical and social context, and follows the development of ring design, manufacture and the materials used, from its earliest appearance in the 5th Century BC to the experimental abstract forms of the present day. Glossary, bibliography, list of museums and galleries. Hb in dw, white and gold dw somewhat darkened, otherwise a near fine copy..

London: Marshall Cavendish, 1977. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 11 1/2" x 8 3/4". 152 pages, coloured illustrations. Apractical guide to the art of good cooking..

Milton Keynes: Osberton Productions Limited, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Laminated Boards. 9 1/4" x 8". 112 pages, illustrated throughout, mainly in colour. Additional material by D. Gordon Sauer and Allan McEvey, preface by Sir David Attenborough..

London: Pavilion Books, 1997. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 9" x 9". 160 pages, over 150 full colour illustrations..

London: Chatto & Windus, 1988. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 8 5/8" x 10 1/2". 160 pages, illustrated throughout in colour..

London: Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 10 1/2" x 10 1/2". 255 pages, well illustrated in black and white and colour. Foreword by The Rt. Hon, The Earl of Derby M.C.. 'A celebration of a sport that in the past 30 years [i.e. from 1987] has turned from a rich man's pastime into a multi-million dollar industry'. Covers the thoroughbred in Great Britain, Ireland, France and the United States. Useful appendices include a list of classic races in the four countries, glossary, bibliography..

Hemel Hempstead: Nexus Special Interests Ltd., 1999. Book. Faded Spine Else Near Fine. Soft cover. 8 1/4" x 5 3/4". 136 pages, black and white illustrations..

London: B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1986. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 10" x 7 3/8". 144 pages, well illustrated in black and white. An admirably readable text, providing good clear instructions which will enable the reader to achieve competence in calligraphy techniques. Historical chart showing a chronological development of lettering styles, list of materials and suppliers, Bibliography..

London: Robinson Publishing, 1991. Book. Virtually as New. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 11 1/8" x 8 5/8". vii, 296 pages, black and white illustrations..

London: Chris Beetles Gallery, 2010. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 10 1/2" x 8 1/2", 119 pages, Fraser family tree, 2 maps, illustrated in black and white and colour, 8 detailed appendices with chronologies, exhibition lists etc on individual family members. Charles Lane's new study is the first substantial publication devoted to the artists, and this does much to clarify the complexities of their lives and works. The main text comprises a group biography, which is supported by a family tree and a number of previously unpublished portrait photographs. This work traces their Scottish roots and Bedford childhoods, before charting their artistic careers, and detailing their painting ground. Many images, maps and topographical photographs illustrate those grounds and the watercolours that resulted. The text also introduces the reader to the fact that three of the brothers were illustrators. A series of monographic appendices… Read More

London, United Kingdom: J. A. Allen & Company, Limited, 1984. Book. Near Fine. Original Cloth. First Edition. 11 1/2" x 8 3/4". 122 pages, frontispiece and 100 illustrations, 33 in colour. Cooper Henderson's paintings of Road Scenes are acknowledged as the most lively, accurate and authentic pictures of 19th. Century carriages and Mail and Stage coaches. This book describes the age in which Henderson lived, his life and work, and gives a commentary on other contemporary artists in his field. The public galleries where his works can be seen are given, and there is a detailed list of all known engravings of his works..

London: Robert Hale Ltd, 1986. Book. See Description. Hardcover. First Edition. 9 1/4" x 6". 224 pages, frontispiece and 46 illustrations, mainly from contemporary engravings, map. Recreates the distinctive backdrop for some of the finest novels in the English language. Bibliography. Hb in dw, previous owner's ink inscription on front free end-paper, otherwise a near fine copy..

Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 3rd Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 11 5/8" x 8 1/4", xii, 787 pages, well illustrated with black and white photograph and diagrams. Soft covers, a very good copy. Note - this is a very heavy book, additional postage may be requested. .

London: Ebury Press, 1983. Book. See Description. Hardcover. First Edition. 9 7/8" x 7 1/4". 188 pages, illustrated in colour and black and white, with 220 wild flowers superbly portrayed in colour. Hb in price-clipped dw, inscription (not from author) from friend to previous owner on half-title, otherwise a near fine copy..

London: Oxford University Press, 1956. Book. See Description. Hardcover. First Edition. 10" x 7 3/8". xii, 269 pages, frontispiece and 22 black and white illustrations and designs. The new St. Paul's would be the first cathedral to be built in England since the Reformation; the Archbishop and clergy were anxious to show that the Church of England was not behind that of Rome in its capacity to erect splendid symbols of its own religious vitality. A fascinating narrative account of the designing and building of the St. Paul's Cathedral that survives today. Useful Bibliography. Hb in original publisher's cloth; no dw. Ex University library - sticker on front paste-down, occasional small stamp in margin, 'NA' in white letters on spine. Nonetheless a very good copy, where the marks of previous library ownership are not intrusive..